Wednesday, 24 August 2011

Inspirational set of data viz images from Density by Design

Really lovely set of inspirational images from a research laboratory linked to the final year of the Master Degree Course in Communication Design at the Politecnico di Milano.

Sunday, 21 August 2011

Sowing seeds by yiibu

Good presentation to take a look at...

Three other things worth knowing about - Yiibu & the articles posted on their website



Tuesday, 16 August 2011

Tuesday, 9 August 2011

Switching on: Africa's vast new tech opportunity

"In 2011, visitors to Africa looking for war, famine and pestilence have to dig a lot deeper than in the past. At Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, hardened missionaries have been replaced by gap-year students clustered around iPads, and on the streets the bad old days have given way to another holy trinity: Premier League football, Toyota Hiace minibuses and cellphones."

Africa's Mobile Economic Revolution

"Half of Africa's one billion population has a mobile phone – and not just for talking. The power of telephony is forging a new enterprise culture, from banking to agriculture to healthcare"

Case study - Pesinet

Good case study...
http://www.pesinet.org/wp/

Are Mobile Phone's Africa's Silver Bullet

"Whether it's checking market prices of crops, transferring money or simply making a call, mobile phones are transforming Africa. But could this new technology end up bypassing the poorest?"